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1. (n.) cynic
a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.
2. cynic
(cap.) one of a sect of Greek philosophers, 4th century b .c ., who advocated the doctrines that virtue is the only good, that the essence of virtue is self-control, and that surrender to any external influence is beneath human dignity.
3. cynic
a person with a bitterly or sneeringly cynical attitude.
4. (adj.) cynic
cynical.
5. cynic
(cap.) of or pertaining to the Cynics or their doctrines.
Etymology: (1540–50; < L Cynicus < Gk Kynikós Cynic, lit., doglike =kyn-, s. of kýōn dog)
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1. (noun) cynic, faultfinder
someone who is critical of the motives of others
2. (noun) Cynic
a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
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1. (noun) cynic
sb who is cynical
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1. (adj) Cynic
alt. of Cynical
2. (noun) Cynic
one of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions. Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others
3. (noun) Cynic
one who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy
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Sense: a person who believes the worst about everyone
He is a cynic; – he thinks no-one is really unselfish.
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 Afrikaans: sinikus |
 Arabic: كلبي ، ساخِر، متهكّـم |
 Bulgarian: циник |
 Brazilian: cínico |
 Czech: cynik |
 German: der Zyniker |
 Danish: kyniker |
 Greek: κυνικός |
 Spanish: cínico |
 Estonian: küünik |
 Farsi: آدم منفی باف؛ آدم بدبین |
 Finnish: kyynikko |
 French: cynique |
 Hebrew: צִינִי |
 Hindi: मानवद्वेषी, दोषदर्शी, चिड |
 Croatian: cinik |
 Hungarian: cinikus |
 Indonesian: orang sinis |
 Icelandic: kaldhæðinn/meinhæðinn/mei |
 Italian: cinico |
 Japanese: 冷笑家 |
 Korean: 냉소적인 사람 |
 Lithuanian: cinikas |
 Latvian: ciniķis |
 Malay: orang yang sinis |
 Dutch: cynicus |
 Norwegian: kyniker |
 Polish: cynik |
 Persian: آدم منفی باف؛ آدم بدبین |
 Pashto: منفی بافه سړی، بدبینه سړی |
 Portuguese: cínico |
 Romanian: cinic |
 Russian: циник |
 Slovak: cynik |
 Slovenian: cinik |
 Serbian: cinik |
 Swedish: cyniker |
 Thai: ผู้ที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย |
 Turkish: olumsuz, kötümser kimse |
 Taiwanese: 憤世嫉俗者 |
 Ukrainian: цинік |
 Urdu: نک چڑها، بے حیا، آبرو ب |
 Vietnamese: người hoài nghi |
 Chinese: 愤世嫉俗者 |
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